The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-28
YESTERDAYS SECOND EDITION.
The following items of news appeared in our
Second Edition of Sunday
Atlanta Votes Aga,ns. Prohibition.

ATLANTA. Ga Nov. rs After the most heat
ed contest on record in the State OF Georgia,
tlsnta to-day voted against prohibition. The
fight has been a peculiarly bitter one. For over
month the citizens have been engaged In the
contest Meetings have been held almost every
night and local speakers and foreign statesm en-
have stumped the county from almost every
curbstoue in the city and every CROSSROADS IN
the county. Esrlv in the campaign the Prohi-
oitionists leased the largest warehouse in the
city and fitted it up with seating capacity for
5000 people. Almost nightly that building has
been filled. and such scenes of Wild enthusiasm
are rarely witnessed. Almost every MIN
lister in the city preached prohib from his
pulpit Sunday after Sunday Both sides
had full campaign funds, and managed their
respective caocnses for all they were worth
The negro cote was the bone of contention. and
was the balance Of power. Each side made tho
most strenuous endeavors to secure it in every
way possible. The negroes were considerably
divided on the subject. though the majority OF
them voted witch the Anti-prohibisionists.
One of the features of the contest has been
the active part taken by many women Of the
city. Several of the churches organized COM
mttees from among their female members, who
took an active part in the campaign They
ganized tae women of the colored churches into
societies. and met with them and prayed with
them day after day. The result Of their work
was shown to-day by the appearance of large
numbers of at the polls with blue
badges. They served hot coffee and sandwiches
at every polling place. and conducted prayer
meetings and singing crusades in the open air.
Fulton county, in which Atlanta is situated,
voted. two years ago, on the same uest ion, and
went for prohibition by majority of 22s out Of
about 5000 votes. The registration this time
exceeded that of last year by 1000 votes. The
principal fight made prohibition during the
camp align was that 1t did not prohibit, and that
Intoxicating drinks could be openly purchased
in number of places throughout the city which
paid taxes to the United States government for
the sale OF whisky Thousands of gallons have
been sent in each month from cities around At
ianta, from which it was almost az easy to get q
jug it was bars in the city. The ants
claimed that prohibition injured the city. which
was receiving $4,000 year for whisky licenses
without decreasing in the slightest the amount
of whisky sold in the city. The Prohibition
ists the other hand, claimed that Atlanta
has never had prohibition; that while it was
voted, years ago, the licenses then existing did
not expire, some of them, until almost year
ago. and that since that time the domestic wine
clause in the local option bill allowed many
places in the city by which the law could be
easily evaded. This was. however. remedied
by the last Legislature. which put license of
$40. coo on all wine-rooms. which license will go
into effect after Jan. l. The city has gone
wet" by probably 1000 majority. Great On
thusIasm prevails on the streets.